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Figurative Language
Terms
Term | Definition |
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Allusion | a reference to a work of art, piece of literature or music, or a moment in history |
Symbolism | the use of a person, object, or event to stand for something else |
personification | giving human qualities to non-living inanimate objects |
alliteration | repeating the same consonant sound in several words close together |
simile | a comparison of 2 unlike things, using like or as |
metaphor | comparing 2 unlike things (no like or as) |
hyperbole | an exaggeration so large it can't possibly be true |
onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like it is read. (crash, buzz) |
idiom | a phrase that means something different than what it says |